Social value shift in favour of biodiversity conservation in the United States

MJ Manfredo, TL Teel, REW Berl, JT Bruskotter… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Global biodiversity loss is indicative of the massive influence of human activity that defines
the Anthropocene. Some scholars argue that changes in behaviour at the scale necessary to …

Management foundations for navigating ecological transformation by resisting, accepting, or directing social–ecological change

DR Magness, L Hoang, RT Belote, J Brennan… - …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Despite striking global change, management to ensure healthy landscapes and sustained
natural resources has tended to set objectives on the basis of the historical range of …

Pathways towards coexistence with large carnivores in production systems

L Boronyak, B Jacobs, A Wallach, J McManus… - Agriculture and Human …, 2022 - Springer
Coexistence between livestock grazing and carnivores in rangelands is a major challenge in
terms of sustainable agriculture, animal welfare, species conservation and ecosystem …

Wildlife knowledge and attitudes toward hunting: A comparative hunter–non-hunter analysis

G Raftogianni, VJ Kontsiotis, V Liordos - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Assessing the public's attitudes toward hunting and knowledge about wildlife is critical for
successfully managing and conserving resources. This need is further emphasized by the …

For US wildlife management, social science needed now more than ever

MJ Manfredo, J Salerno, L Sullivan, J Berger - BioScience, 2019 - academic.oup.com
In January 2019, a bill was introduced to the Montana House of Representatives (HB 161)
stating that “the director, department, and commission may only use facts and science when …

Integrated carnivore‐ungulate management: a case study in west‐central Montana

KM Proffitt, R Garrott, JA Gude… - Wildlife …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the effectiveness of harvest regulations to manipulate population
abundances is a priority for wildlife managers, and reliable methods are needed to monitor …

Building a systems framework to facilitate adaptive organizational change in state fish and wildlife agencies

REW Berl, MJ Manfredo, M Gasta… - … Science and Practice, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
State fish and wildlife agencies in the United States are confronted with the realities of a
rapidly changing society. With declines in historical sources of revenue and the growth of …

Stakeholder support for wildlife conservation funding policies

CD Henderson, SJ Riley, EF Pomeranz… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
State wildlife management agencies in the United States have depended on a “user-pay”
funding model for conservation efforts that relies on revenue from hunting license sales and …

Transformation of a state fish and wildlife agency: Missouri Department of Conservation's effort to remain relevant in a changing world

SP Pauley, A Beres, N Murray… - … Science and Practice, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In 1935, the citizens of Missouri established the Missouri Conservation Commission in the
state's constitution and in 1976 approved a conservation sales tax to ensure sustainable …

A state assessment of private lands wildlife conservation in the United States

JJ Morgan, CM Rhoden, B White… - Wildlife Society …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Wildlife habitat in the United States is largely owned by private entities. Threatened and
endangered species conservation and game‐species hunting interests occur predominately …